OklahomaSB 1627Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Crimes and punishments; amending, merging, consolidating, and repealing multiple versions of statutes. Emergency.

Sponsored By: Lonnie Paxton (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate Committee

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37 provisions identified: 12 benefits, 15 costs, 10 mixed.

Harsher penalties for child sexual crimes

Lewd acts against a child under 16 are a Class A3 felony with 3–20 years in prison. For some child sex crimes against a victim under 14, punishment can include life without parole or death. Sexual abuse material crimes carry up to 20 years and up to $25,000, no deferred sentence, and supervision after release for 2+ year prison terms. Possessing 100 or more separate images is aggravated possession, a Class A2 felony with penalties up to life, up to $10,000, and sex-offender registration. The law also defines child sexual abuse material and counts each image separately.

Platforms shielded for users’ posted content

Internet, wireless, and broadband providers are not liable just because they host or transmit content posted by someone else, under the nonconsensual‑image rules. The shield applies when liability is based solely on third‑party content on their service.

Stricter DUI crimes and penalties

The law creates aggravated DUI as a felony when there is a BAC of 0.15 or higher, a crash, eluding, very high speed, a passenger under 18, or reckless driving. First aggravated DUI requires at least 10 days in custody; a second requires the first 30 days in county jail; later convictions add 30 more days. A DUI within 10 years of a prior case is a Class C2 felony with an assessment, treatment at your expense, an ignition interlock, and a fine up to $2,500. A DUI after a prior felony DUI is a Class B4 felony with 240 hours of service, 1–10 years in prison, and up to $5,000; at least 10 days in jail if you did not get at least 10 days of residential treatment. A DUI after two prior felonies is a Class B3 felony with 480 hours of service, at least 90 days of interlock, 1–20 years in prison, and up to $5,000; at least 10 days in jail if you skip required residential care. A DUI after a prior DUI-related homicide or manslaughter is a Class A2 felony with 5–20 years and up to $10,000. If the court orders DUI community service, you cannot pay a fine instead. The act also repeals older DUI sections to use these consolidated rules.

Tougher penalties for domestic abuse

Domestic abuse is punished more severely. A first conviction can mean up to 1 year in jail or up to a $5,000 fine; a second is a felony with up to 4 years. Strangulation is a felony with 1 to 10 years in prison and up to a $20,000 fine. Using a deadly weapon or force likely to cause death is a felony punishable by up to life in prison. Abusing a pregnant person is a felony; a repeat offense carries at least 10 years, and causing a miscarriage or injury to the unborn child carries at least 20 years. Abuse causing great bodily injury is a felony with up to 10 years, and abuse in a child’s presence carries higher jail or prison terms and higher fines for repeat offenses.

Stronger sex-crime protections for minors

Sex with anyone under 18 is now a covered rape offense. People in government custody are protected from sexual abuse by employees, contractors, and subcontractors. Students under 20 are protected from sexual abuse by school employees, contractors, school resource officers, and security guards.

New rules on deepfakes and image sharing

The law defines terms for artificial intelligence and artificially generated sexual depictions. Sharing three or more private sexual images within six months is a Class D1 felony. Courts can order a person to remove images if the person has the power to do so. These rules help victims of nonconsensual image sharing, including AI-made images.

Tougher penalties for human trafficking

Human trafficking is a Class A2 felony. Penalties are at least 5 years to life in prison and up to a $100,000 fine. If the victim is under 18, penalties are at least 10 years to life, or life without parole, and up to a $250,000 fine. A victim’s consent is not a defense, and not knowing a victim’s age is not a defense. An older trafficking section is repealed as part of this update.

Tougher penalties for weapons and transit

Pointing a gun, knife, or other deadly weapon at someone without lawful cause is a Class B4 felony. Seizing a transit vehicle by force is a Class B1 felony with up to 20 years and a $20,000 fine. Threats or assaults on drivers or riders can be a Class B4 felony with up to 10 years and a $5,000 fine; using a deadly weapon raises it to Class B1. Firing a gun into or within transit vehicles or facilities is a Class B4 felony with up to 5 years and a $5,000 fine unless it is defensive force.

Harsher DUI penalties and testing

If you are 18 or older and convicted of DUI with a child under 18 in the car, the fine is doubled. Police can give chemical tests in drug‑related and combined alcohol‑drug DUI cases without the old timing rule. These changes raise penalties and make DUI enforcement easier.

Tougher penalties for child endangerment

Letting a child be abused, be near drug‑making, or ride with an impaired driver is child endangerment. It is a Class B6 felony with up to 4 years in prison and/or up to a $5,000 fine. There is a narrow defense if stopping the abuse would have risked serious bodily harm. Good‑faith reliance on spiritual treatment is exempt.

85% of sentence must be served

People convicted of listed serious crimes must serve at least 85% of their sentence before parole is considered. Earned credits cannot cut time below 85% of the sentence.

Crackdown on sharing private images

It is a crime to share someone’s private sexual images without consent, including AI-made sexual images shared to harm. A first conviction is a misdemeanor, with up to 1 year in jail and/or up to a $1,000 fine. Sharing for money or a second offense is a Class D1 felony, and a repeat offender must register as a sex offender. Prosecutors cannot file a misdemeanor instead of the felony in those cases.

Harsher penalties for assaulting officers

Aggravated assault and battery on an on‑duty law officer is a Class A3 felony with up to life in prison and a fine up to $1,000. If it causes maiming, it is a Class A2 felony with 5 years to life and up to a $5,000 fine. Trying to grab an officer’s gun or strangling an officer counts as aggravated assault. An older related section is repealed to consolidate the law.

Harsher penalties for fleeing police

First-time eluding can bring up to 1 year in county jail and a $100 to $2,000 fine. A second or later offense can bring up to 1 year and a $500 to $5,000 fine. Eluding that endangers others, or causing an accident that results in great bodily injury, is a Class C1 felony. A felony conviction can include prison time and fines from $1,000 to $5,000, or up to $5,000 for injury cases.

Plea counts as conviction 10 years

A guilty or no-contest plea, or a finding of guilt, counts as a conviction for this law. For DUI and certain other offenses, a deferred judgment counts as a conviction for 10 years after you finish probation or a sentence. This affects how prior convictions are counted and can raise future penalties. The 10-year treatment in the listed subsection does not apply if you are later convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony during that period.

Stalking defined with stronger penalties

The law defines stalking and what counts as a repeated course of conduct and unconsented contact. A first offense can bring up to 3 years in prison or a $5,000 fine. Repeat or aggravated stalking, including violations tied to protective orders or supervision, carries higher penalties and can reach up to 25 years and higher fines in the most serious cases.

Stricter DUI rules and costs

If you are found guilty of DUI, the court orders an alcohol and drug evaluation, and you must pay for it. The evaluator must file a report within 72 hours, and you must finish any treatment they recommend. Service Oklahoma does not reinstate your license until you fully comply. If your county has a victims impact panel and the court finds you can pay, you must attend and pay $75. A felony DUI requires electronic monitoring. If you are sent to DOC, you are processed at a reception center and assigned to treatment; finishing a DOC-approved program can count for the 10- or 24-hour course. Courts may use qualified experts and certified Drug Recognition Experts to testify about impairment and drug type.

Stronger child-abuse reporting and protections

You must report suspected child abuse or neglect. No contract or privilege excuses this duty. Knowingly failing to promptly report is a crime; with six months or more of knowing, it becomes a Class D1 felony. Employers and supervisors cannot block or punish good‑faith reports or testimony. Workers can recover damages, costs, and attorney fees for retaliation.

Child-abuse hotline and reporting

DHS runs one statewide child-abuse and neglect hotline and keeps call recordings for 12 months. Everyone must report suspected abuse or neglect of a child under 18 to the DHS hotline. School staff must also contact local police for students under 18; for students 18 or older, they must contact local police. Health professionals must promptly report infants who test positive for alcohol or drugs, or who are diagnosed with NAS or FASD. Providers must share exam results and related records with investigators on request. Knowingly false reports are crimes, and in custody cases, courts may add up to a $5,000 fine and attorney fees.

Stronger domestic violence rules and treatment

Out-of-state convictions for assault or battery on an intimate partner count as priors for felony charges, except municipal convictions before November 1, 1997. The law defines when an offense is in a child's presence and defines strangulation to support consistent charging. Missing three domestic-abuse program sessions in a row or seven in 52 weeks is strong evidence of a probation violation. Judges are immune when ordering certified domestic-abuser treatment. Prosecutors must give the court the defendant’s related conviction history from the past 10 years before any plea or sentencing.

Tougher rules for human trafficking

Human trafficking is a high-level felony. Offenders must serve 85% of the sentence before parole and generally cannot use standard earned credits. Courts must order the trafficker to pay victim restitution, pay for a psychological evaluation, and pay for any needed counseling. A child victim can trigger minimum prison terms of at least 10 years and large fines in some sections, while other child sex trafficking penalties allow up to 10 years with tiered fines. A person who was a trafficking victim at the time of the crime can raise that as a legal defense.

Where guns are allowed or banned

Carrying firearms is banned in many public places, including government buildings, courts, jails, and all K–12 schools. Breaking carry rules for courthouses or schools can bring a fine up to $250; other violations can lead to removal and a citation up to $250. Colleges and technology centers bar licensed carriers; after notice and hearing, OSBI can fine up to $250 and suspend a license for 3 months. Private schools may allow licensed carriers by policy, and school boards may arm designated staff who are armed security guards or reserve peace officers. Cities can allow concealed carry in city-owned buildings (not courts or jails), some officials and employees may carry while working with limits, and the vehicle storage exception includes motorcycles with locked accessory containers.

Wider gun-carry in parks and parking

You may carry a firearm in many public parking areas and in listed parks, fairgrounds, and similar areas. You may carry a concealed handgun, but not openly, in some municipal zoos or parks run by certain public trusts or nonprofits. If you leave a gun unattended on school parking property, you must lock it in your vehicle and keep it out of sight. Some temporary events limit carry to concealed only unless the permit holder allows otherwise.

Ban on secret GPS tracking

Nonconsensual GPS or electronic tracking counts as “following” under the stalking law. Lawful tracking and use by dealers or creditors with written consent are excluded. This makes unlawful tracking easier to charge as a crime.

No prosecution fees for victims

Victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault do not pay fees or costs tied to the criminal case. The state cannot bill victims for prosecution-related fees.

School staff reporter identity kept secret

Police must keep a reporting school employee’s identity confidential and redact it unless a court orders disclosure. School employees also may not reveal the reporter’s identity except by court order or during an authorized investigation.

Courts can appoint case referees

A presiding district judge may appoint a referee to hear certain review cases if funding is available. The judge sets reasonable pay. The referee must meet the same requirements and duties as juvenile referees.

Property rules cannot ban lawful carry

If state law allows carry at a location, the person in control of that property cannot use rules that effectively ban licensed or otherwise lawful carriers. This keeps lawful carry allowed on those properties.

Updated terms for child sex images

The law replaces “child pornography” with “sexual abuse material” in several sex‑offense statutes. It also repeals an older related section. This updates and clarifies language; it does not by itself change punishments.

Fleeing police during stops is crime

If an officer signals you to stop and you willfully speed up, turn off your lights, or try to get away, you commit a misdemeanor. The law bans trying to elude a lawful stop.

Domestic-abuse treatment can’t be anger class

Anger management, couples, or family counseling alone does not meet the court‑ordered domestic‑abuse treatment requirement. Courts must use certified domestic‑abuse treatment or evaluation‑based recommendations. These other programs can still be ordered in addition.

Felony penalty for sexual battery

Sexual battery of a person age 16 or older, and certain lewd acts with a human corpse, are Class B4 felonies. A conviction can bring up to 10 years in state prison.

New felony for multi-county crime sprees

A pattern of crimes across two or more counties or cities can be charged as a Class D1 felony. The court can also impose up to a $25,000 fine. The law covers repeated schemes, sequences within 30 days, and multi‑offense plans.

Updated assault and battery penalties

Assault can be punished by up to 90 days in county jail, a fine up to $500, or both. Assault and battery can be punished by up to 6 months in county jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.

Court-ordered abuser treatment and pilots

Court-ordered batterers’ programs must last at least 52 weeks and include evaluations. Missing 3 sessions in a row or 7 total is evidence of a probation violation. Judges may order defendants to pay all or part of treatment costs. Courts must hold review hearings, can delay sentencing up to 120 days for proof of enrollment and attendance, and can revoke suspended or deferred sentences for noncompliance. Starting February 1, 2026, two pilot programs in Oklahoma and Tulsa Counties may run for 36 months (with a possible 24-month extension). Each pilot must last at least 26 weeks, be limited to 50 participants, be self-funded, exclude weapon and strangulation convictions, use risk assessments, and undergo outside evaluation.

Law takes effect immediately

The act is declared an emergency and takes effect upon passage and approval. Its rules apply right away.

Old criminal statutes repealed and merged

The law deletes Section 540A and several older criminal code sections to align with the new, consolidated criminal statutes. Older text on weapons, fraud, theft, and other areas is removed so updated sections control.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Lonnie Paxton
Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

Kyle Hilbert
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 153 • No: 2

House vote • 4/8/2026

THIRD READING

Yes: 89 • No: 2

House vote • 4/2/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/17/2026